great kilt problems

[Caradoc]

ok guys, i have made a great kilt. i think. its about 4 yards long, but i pleated it to some instructions that i found on the web, and it worked, except for the extra material that is supposed to go over my shoulder.

Pull some up from the front, and some from the back, and tie it together over the shoulder.

You shouldn't have enough material to pull just from the back and have it go all the way down the front to the waist.

[thescot]

Pull some up from the front, and some from the back, and tie it together over the shoulder.

You shouldn't have enough material to pull just from the back and have it go all the way down the front to the waist.

What he said.

On t he rare occassion I have dressed in "period costume" (as opposed to Scottish Highland attire) such as at one Ren. Feste I attended, I used one of those brooches that have the sliding pin. You don't actually stick it throug the material (God forbid!), you slide the material through the slot, slip the pin over it, and rotate the whole thing so that the material is clamped in.

Here's a picture of a fancy brooch like I'm talking about, but you can find some much simpler (and cheaper) ones at any highland game.


This one will look "authentic" and probably solve your other problems as well. Take a look at Rob Roy (the movie) sometime for a fairly good example of how the whole thing looks.

You gotta admit, it looks pretty cool!